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Brocade Communications Systems 3014 manual

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    Public at ion Num b er: 53- 0000689-0 1 *53-0000689-01* Public ation Dat e: 01/27/ 2005 SilkWorm 3014 Documentation Insert The text contained in this documen tation insert should be used to supplement the fo llowing documents: • SilkW orm 3014 Har dware Reference Manual (publication number 53-000 0635-01) • SilkW orm 3014 Qui ckS tart Guide (pu[...]

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    2 of 10 SilkWorm 3014 Docum entation Insert Publication Number: 53-0000 689-01 Copyright © 2005 , Brocade Communica tions System s, In corp orated. ALL RIGHTS RESER VED. Public ation Number : 53-000 0689- 01 Brocade, th e Brocade B w eave logo, S ecure Fabri c OS, and S ilkW orm are regi stered trad emarks of Broc ade Commun ications S ystems, Inc[...]

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    SilkWorm 3014 Documentation Insert 3 of 10 Publication Number: 53-0 000689-01 Note The Silk W orm 301 4 is also refer red to as “SW3014” th roughout the S ilkW orm 3014 docu mentation, pr oduct specification s, and product labels. The foll owing informat ion applies to both doc uments, the SilkWorm 3014 Hardware Reference Manual (publicati on n[...]

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    4 of 10 SilkWorm 3014 Docum entation Insert Publication Number: 53-0000 689-01 Configuring the Broca de SilkWorm 3014 The SilkW orm 301 4 mu st be configured cor rectl y bef ore it can oper a te within a net wor k and fab ric.This chap ter pro vides the following informa tion to en sure successful configuration: • “I tems R equ ire d” on page[...]

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    SilkWorm 3014 Documentation Insert 5 of 10 Publication Number: 53-0 000689-01 Creating a Serial Connection T o create a serial con nection to the SilkW orm 3014 yo u need to connec t to the serial po rt on the DR AC/MC of the PowerEdge 1 855 chassis . For details about setting up the term in al emulation with the correct connection and login info r[...]

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    6 of 10 SilkWorm 3014 Docum entation Insert Publication Number: 53-0000 689-01 Creating an Ethernet Connection T o create an Ethernet connection to the SilkW o rm 3014: 1. Re m ove t he pl ug fr o m the Ethe rnet p ort. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the switch Ethern et port and to the works tation or to an Ethernet net work con taining t he work[...]

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    SilkWorm 3014 Documentation Insert 7 of 10 Publication Number: 53-0 000689-01 4. Connect the cables to the transceivers. The transceivers ar e keyed to ensure co rrect orientation. If a trans ceiver does not install easily , ensure tha t it is correctly oriented. The cables used in trunking g roups must meet specific r equirements. For a list of th[...]

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    8 of 10 SilkWorm 3014 Docum entation Insert Publication Number: 53-0000 689-01 Configuring the Broca de SilkWorm 3014 The SilkW orm 3014 must be con figured correctly before it can operate within a network and fab ric. Befor e beginning, make sure th at you have t he following: • The Silk W orm 3014 install ed in a Pow erEdge 1855 chassis • A w[...]

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    SilkWorm 3014 Documentation Insert 9 of 10 Publication Number: 53-0 000689-01 6. Modify the domain ID if required. The default domain ID is 1. If the switch is not pow ered on until after it is connected to the fabric and the default domain ID is already in use, the domain ID for the new switch is automatically reset to a unique value. If the switc[...]

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    10 of 1 0 SilkWorm 3014 Docum entation Insert Publication Number: 53-0000 689-01 Backing Up the Configuration Back up the switch configuration to an FTP server by typing the confi gU pl oad command and following the p rompts. This command up loads the switch configu ration to the serv er , making it available for d ownloading to a replacement switc[...]